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Ponca Tribe seeks state construction dollars for Chief Standing Bear Museum; bill filed to appropriate up to $7M per year
Summary
Sen. Barry DeKay introduced LB491 to appropriate up to $7 million in FY26 and $7 million in FY27 to the Museum Construction and Maintenance Fund for a Chief Standing Bear Museum and Visitor Center. Ponca Tribe leaders and backers described design work, a $35 million total project estimate and prior state appropriations for exhibits.
Senator Barry DeKay opened a hearing for LB491, a bill to appropriate up to $7,000,000 in the 2025–26 fiscal year and up to $7,000,000 in 2026–27 into the Museum Construction and Maintenance Fund for construction of a Chief Standing Bear Museum and Visitor Center.
Representatives of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska said the museum will honor Chief Standing Bear and serve as a cultural and educational destination in northeast Nebraska near Niobrara. Courtney Chavez, CEO of tribal affairs for the Ponca Tribe, described the…
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